Dear Costco,
About 5 years ago, I wrote you a letter about my desire to have you discontinue selling cookbooks. It obviously fell on deaf ears, because a few weeks ago, you got me again. There I was, minding my own business, just there to buy diapers. And then I see it – the book section. I honestly think that you have come up with some secret technology that automatically draws people toward you cookbook section. Before I knew it, I had this cookbook in my cart. No, I do not need another cookbook, but that magical technology whispered in my ear that I couldn’t live without this cookbook. Luckily, I was able to fight a bit, because I only walked away with the one, instead of the 5 that I had picked up and contemplated buying. I know that you are in the business of selling things to make money, but this is getting out of control. You even know me so well as to have the girl at the exit – the one that checks your receipt – tell me how good this cookbook is, so that I didn’t have buyer’s remorse when I got to the car. You are good, very good.
I guess I understand that you might have some angry customers if you completely took away the cookbook section, but if you could at least give me the magic antidote to counteract that secret technology that draws me straight to that section everytime, my wallet and my bookshelf would be very grateful. Thank you for your help in this matter.
Sincerely,
A devoted Costco Shopper
PS – I do love the book. I already have about 872 of those recipes bookmarked.
I’m not an expert on the grill by any means, (one thing I want to really work on this year), but the minute I saw this recipe, I knew it was one that I wanted to try. The ground chicken was a bit messy to work with, (does anyone else find ground chicken extremely sticky?), and because of my lack of grilling skills, I did overcook the meatballs a tad, but even then, this was a delicious meal. I found that it was easiest to form the ovals right onto the skewer instead of making the ovals and then trying to stick the skewer through. When we ate, I took the meatballs off the skewer and ate them inside the romaine – kind of like a wrap or a taco. This was a delicious and perfect meal for a warm night.
Chicken Caesar Kabobs
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons Caesar dressing
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- romaine lettuce
- additional Caesar dressing
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together the chicken, dressing, parmesan, breadcrumbs and lemon zest. Form into balls. Mound around the skewer and flatten on two sides.
- Grill until cooked through.
- Serve over romaine with additional dressing.
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- slightly adapted from Food Network Magazine 1,000 Easy Recipes
Like grilled kabobs? Check out these other recipes!
Grilled Chicken Sanpete Kabobs from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Kefta Kabobs from She Cooks He Cleans
Grilled Shrimp and Sausage Kabobs from Cookin’ Canuck
Jamaican-Style Beef Kabobs from Taste and Tell
Pork Kebabs with Apples and Potatoes from Bev Cooks
Carley Versele says
I have to say that for the last couple of hours i have been hooked by the amazing posts on this blog. Keep up the great work.
Kelly says
Looks so good!!
Kristy says
LOL! I have the same problem at Costco! This looks like a delicious recipe. 🙂
Chaya says
You are as guilty as Costco. I have been thinking of getting the Food Network book but have been fighting it. Now that, you have shared these kabobs, I am ready to walk out the front door and go to Costco but fortunately for me, it closes before I can get there. This is a dangerous blog, just as dangerous as Costco. 🙂
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
What a great recipe for summer grilling! Love that you served it with romaine and made it a wrap.
Joanne says
We have Bj’s instead of Costco’s here, and I really just couldn’t be allowed anywhere near the cookbook section. WAY too dangerous! At least you’ve already gotten use out of hte cookbook so it was a worthwhile purchase! (yes, I’m an enabler.)
Leslie says
I hear ya…I am bursting at the seams with cookbooks!!!! Love the kabobs